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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 29, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
STC signs 3 agreements within “Rawafed” program to maximize the local content
 
 
The Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has signed three new agreements under Rawafed Program with Cisco, Ejada and Amwaj Factory. STC previously signed 7 agreements, bringing the total to 10...
 
Tunisia to issue 5G licences by 2021
Telecom operators in the country are testing their technical capacities to support 5G and 5G licenses will be available in Tunisia by 2021...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Africa-1 Subsea Cable Consortium concludes C&MA with participation of Sudatel Telecom Group
Member Logo After a meeting held in Dubai on the 11th Dec 2018, the Management Committee of Africa-1 Parties convened and sealed the Construction and Maintenance Agreement (C&MA)...
 
•  Google, Emirates Foundation to partner on Arabic language initiative
Member Logo Google has announced it is announcing its Arabic language digital skills initiative with a new partnership with the Abu Dhabi government...
 
•  Czech Government reverses ban on Huawei
Member Logo The Czech cyber security watchdog's warning against devices made by the world's biggest telecoms equipment maker, China-based Huawei, are not representative of the Eastern European nation's government, according...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
• Third communications operator licence is in final stage
The licence for the third mobile communications operator (from the local partners) in Oman is in the final stage and the announcement will be made early in 2019...
 
• Pakistan prepares for 5G public trials in 2019
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has unveiled its plans for the Fifth Generation (5G) Wireless Networks public trials, demonstrate systems and/or services in Pakistan...
 
Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
 
• Pakistan Post all set to launch mobile app
Pakistan Post Mobile Application will help customers track shipments, register complaints, tariff, post codes and post office locations...
 
• Android TV hits the century mark for operator deployments
Google’s Android TV platform has hit critical mass, with more than 100 pay-TV operators globally using the technology in their set-top boxes...
 
Alternative Telecom
 
• SFR passes 111,000 new premises with fiber in November
SFR's fiber network passed an additional 111,000 new premises across 122 French municipalities during November, including hybrid fibre-coaxial and FTTP services...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
• edotco Group strengthens foothold in Cambodia with new towers acquisition
The acquisition is in line with edotco Cambodia’s expansion strategy and further strengthens its position as a leading tower company in the country...
 
• Huawei’s annual smartphone shipments exceed 200 million units
Huawei Consumer announced that its smartphone shipments for the 2018 year have exceeded 200 million units, thanks to the enthusiastic support of consumers and partners around the world...
 
 
Middle East
 
• Organisations to focus more out of what they spend
Technologies will move out of innovation and become more business oriented in the Mideast...
 
• Huawei launches Porsche design Huawei Mate20 RS in Saudi Arabia
Huawei Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of its new premium smartphone, the Porsche DESIGN design Huawei Mate20 RS, in Saudi market through authorized retailers...
 
South Asia
 
• Nepal's CG telecom to start deploying 4G next year
Nepal's CG telecom wants to start rolling out 4G services in the country next year...
 
• Mastercard is partnering up with Dialog and SLT
As per the partnership, all involved parties will have access to shared technology platforms and enable open-loop payments...
 
North Africa
 
• Tunisia to issue 5G licences by 2021
Telecom operators in the country are testing their technical capacities to support 5G and 5G licenses will be available in Tunisia by 2021...
 
3G and 4G Networks
 
• Vodafone Ghana secures 4G licence
Vodafone Ghana has officially reached an agreement with the National Communications Authority (NCA) for the purchase of one slot of the 2×5MHz frequency spectrum in the 800MHz band for mobile services...
 
• Vodafone Germany expands LTE in Bavaria with public masts
Vodafone Germany announced it turned on the first antenna in Bavaria using a mast reserved for public authorities...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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